REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Third Contract Amendment to Central Labor Council Partnership for Adult Workforce Development Services in San Mateo County
Report
BACKGROUND
NOVA Workforce Services (NOVA) contracts out adult workforce development services in San Mateo County, under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). It currently contracts with the Central Labor Council Partnership (CLCP) for adult services at a San Mateo NOVA location. Customers are able to access services at either San Mateo or Sunnyvale. NOVA has been approved by the state to directly provide adult services at the Sunnyvale location.
CLCP provides career services to adult jobseekers at the San Mateo Job Center. Services include assessment, career advising and individualized employment planning, occupational skills training, an online job connector job board, and career navigation workshops that support a customer-driven model.
Adult services contracts in San Mateo County are competitively procured. In 2022, a contract was awarded to CLCP for adult services following a competitive procurement process. The City Council approved the adult services contract at its June 21, 2022, meeting (RTC No. 22-0644). The funding approved was for up to $700,000 ($350,000 for WIOA adults and $350,000 for WIOA dislocated workers.) The term of this contract was for one year, from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with the option to renew up to three additional years for a total service period of four years. Renewal was dependent upon successful performance and available funding.
Since the contract was initially awarded in 2022, it has been amended twice. The first amendment made administrative changes and staffing adjustments of $54,062 for the term ending June 30, 2023. The second amendment renewed the contract for the first of the three authorized annual renewals, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, in the amount not to exceed $700,000. The renewal was based on successful per...
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